Main area 317 Paediatric Cardiology Specialty - FH Grade Band 3
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref: 317-2025-07-29-DR
Employer: The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Freeman Hospital
Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 27/02/2025 23:59
Interview date: 07/03/2025
Clinical Administrator
Band 3
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders. Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, organised and motivated individual to join our Paediatric Cardiology team. The role involves working closely with Consultants, Nurse Specialists and other associated health professionals across two sites to ensure efficient management of clinics, timely output of clinical correspondence, and support to our patients.
Previous administration/secretarial experience in an NHS environment is preferred, but not essential.
Main duties of the job
* Working within a team of administrative staff to provide a comprehensive support service to Consultants, Nurse Specialists and associated health professionals across two sites.
* Efficient management of clinics.
* Timely output of clinical correspondence.
* Communicate with patients.
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
* Level 3 qualification in administration or equivalent/relevant experience in administrative role(s)
* English qualification at Level 2 (GCSE Grades 9-4 or A*-C, or Functional or Key Skills at Level 2)
* Maths qualification at Level 1 (GCSE Grades 3-2 or D-F, or Functional or Key Skills at Level 1)
Knowledge & Experience
* Experience of secretarial/administrative procedures
* NHS Administration/Secretarial experience
* Working Knowledge of NHS Systems e.g. eRecord, System One
* Knowledge of medical terminology
Skills & Abilities
* IT Skills to include MS Office software packages e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
* Advanced keyboard skills including a high standard of word processing skills
* Ability to work without direct supervision
* Ability to manage time effectively and work on own initiative
* Ability to accurately input, collate and present information
Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.
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